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Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge might meet those requirements:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbows_End_(novel)

Edit: Also For All Mankind on Apple TV+

I love Rainbows End, but I'm less confident it's what GP is after. If it is, that leads into areas inhabited by the likes of Neal Stephenson or Richard Morgan or Daniel Suarez.

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